Bill Urale (born 1974), known by his stage name
King Kapisi, is a
New Zealand hip hop recording artist. He was the first hip hop artist in New Zealand to receive the prestigious Silver Scroll Award at the
APRA Awards for Songwriter of the Year for his single
Reverse Resistance in 1999, which followed on the popular release of his debut single
Sub-Cranium Feeling. Kapisi is of
Samoan origin, with his stage name being the Samoan word for 'cabbage'.